100 Greatest Albums of 2014
Criteria: These music albums from the year 2014 were chosen for their initial and lasting popularity and their influence and impact on rock music in general. Also considered is critical acclaim. The list includes rock and roll and related genres that were influential on rock music.
Newly added names: **
Note: Yearly album lists go by earliest 'release date'. Not necessarily the year an album peaked in the U.S. charts.
Newly added names: **
Note: Yearly album lists go by earliest 'release date'. Not necessarily the year an album peaked in the U.S. charts.
1. 1989
Taylor Swift
2. Black Messiah
D'Angelo & The Vanguard
3. x
Ed Sheeran
4. Run the Jewels II
Run the Jewels
5. Lost in the Dream
The War on Drugs
6. In the Lonely Hour
Sam Smith
7. LP1
FKA Twigs
8. Ultraviolence
Lana Del Rey
9. Hozier
Hozier
10. The Pinkprint
Nicki Minaj
11. St. Vincent
St. Vincent
12. 1000 Forms of Fear
Sia
13. 2014 Forest Hills Drive
J. Cole
14. Salad Days
Mac Demarco
15. Morning Phase
Beck
16. The Outsiders
Eric Church
17. Lazaretto
Jack White
18. Metamodern Sounds in Country Music
Sturgill Simpson
19. My Everything
Ariana Grande
20. Atlas
Real Estate
21. Alvvays
Alvvays
22. Burn Your Fire for No Witness
Angel Olsen
23. It's Album Time
Todd Terje
24. Are We There
Sharon Von Etten
25. Syro
Aphex Twin
26. Transgender Dysphoria Blues
Against Me!
27. Lese Majesty
Shabazz Palaces
28. They Want My Soul
Spoon
29. This is All Yours
Alt-J
30. Oxymoron
Schoolboy Q
31. High Hopes
Bruce Springsteen
32. Ruins
Grouper
33. Benji
Sun Kil Moon
34. Sunbathing Animal
Parquet Courts
35. Here and Nowhere Else
Cloud Nothings
36. Singles
Future Islands
37. Venice **
Anderson .Paak
38. Pinata
Freddie Gibbs & Madlib
39. The Voyager
Jenny Lewis
40. You're Dead!
Flying Lotus
41. To Be Kind
Swans
42. Cheek to Cheek
Tony Bennett and Lady Gaga
43. Manipulator
Ty Segall
44. Strange Desire
Bleachers
45. I Never Learn
Lykke Li
46. Bury Me at Makeout Creek **
Mitski
47. Popular Problems
Leonard Cohen
48. Sylvan Esso **
Sylvan Esso
49. Nikki Nack
Tune-Yards
50. What is This Heart?
How to Dress Well
51. Hypnotic Eye
Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers
52. Platinum **
Miranda Lambert
53. And Then You Shoot Your Cousin
The Roots
54. Everybody Down
Kae Tempest
55. In Conflict
Owen Pallett
56. Brill Bruisers
The New Pornographers
57. Everything Will Be Alright in the End
Weezer
58. Too Bright
Perfume Genius
59. My Krazy Life
YG
60. Sonic Highways
Foo Fighters
61. Seeds
TV on the Radio
62. ZABA **
Glass Animals
63. Turn Blue
The Black Keys
64. Sukierae
Tweedy
65. I'm In Your Mind Fuzz **
King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard
66. Home, Like Noplace is There **
The Hotelier
67. Down Where the Spirit Meets the Bone
Lucinda Williams
68. Voices
Phantogram
69. Give the People What They Want
Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings
70. Sucker
Charli XCX
71. Tomorrow's Modern Boxes
Thom Yorke
72. Plowing into the Field of Love
Iceage
73. Bad Self Portiats
Lake Street Dive
74. Our Love
Caribou
75. Mandatory Fun **
"Weird Al" Yankovic
76. Wanted on Voyage
George Ezra
77. The Future Void
EMA
78. Everyday Robots
Damon Albarn
79. Aquarius **
Tinashe
80. Somewhere Else **
Lydia Loveless
81. Four
One Direction
82. Mess
Liars
83. El Pinitor
Interpol
84. Rips
Ex Hex
85. Dude Incredible
Shellac
86. Art Official Age
Prince
87. Motion **
Calvin Harris
88. Hesitant Alien
Gerard Way
89. Guilty of Everything
Nothing
90. .5: The Gray Chapter **
Slipknot
91. Talking is Hard
Walk the Moon
92. Shriek
Wye Oak
93. Unrepentant Geraldines
Tori Amos
94. The Hunting Party
Linkin Park
95. Ghost Stories
Coldplay
96. Fuego
Phish
97. III **
BADBADNOTGOOD
98. 5 Seconds of Summer **
5 Seconds of Summer
99. Dream Your Life Away **
Vance Joy
100. V
Maroon 5
Taylor Swift
2. Black Messiah
D'Angelo & The Vanguard
3. x
Ed Sheeran
4. Run the Jewels II
Run the Jewels
5. Lost in the Dream
The War on Drugs
6. In the Lonely Hour
Sam Smith
7. LP1
FKA Twigs
8. Ultraviolence
Lana Del Rey
9. Hozier
Hozier
10. The Pinkprint
Nicki Minaj
11. St. Vincent
St. Vincent
12. 1000 Forms of Fear
Sia
13. 2014 Forest Hills Drive
J. Cole
14. Salad Days
Mac Demarco
15. Morning Phase
Beck
16. The Outsiders
Eric Church
17. Lazaretto
Jack White
18. Metamodern Sounds in Country Music
Sturgill Simpson
19. My Everything
Ariana Grande
20. Atlas
Real Estate
21. Alvvays
Alvvays
22. Burn Your Fire for No Witness
Angel Olsen
23. It's Album Time
Todd Terje
24. Are We There
Sharon Von Etten
25. Syro
Aphex Twin
26. Transgender Dysphoria Blues
Against Me!
27. Lese Majesty
Shabazz Palaces
28. They Want My Soul
Spoon
29. This is All Yours
Alt-J
30. Oxymoron
Schoolboy Q
31. High Hopes
Bruce Springsteen
32. Ruins
Grouper
33. Benji
Sun Kil Moon
34. Sunbathing Animal
Parquet Courts
35. Here and Nowhere Else
Cloud Nothings
36. Singles
Future Islands
37. Venice **
Anderson .Paak
38. Pinata
Freddie Gibbs & Madlib
39. The Voyager
Jenny Lewis
40. You're Dead!
Flying Lotus
41. To Be Kind
Swans
42. Cheek to Cheek
Tony Bennett and Lady Gaga
43. Manipulator
Ty Segall
44. Strange Desire
Bleachers
45. I Never Learn
Lykke Li
46. Bury Me at Makeout Creek **
Mitski
47. Popular Problems
Leonard Cohen
48. Sylvan Esso **
Sylvan Esso
49. Nikki Nack
Tune-Yards
50. What is This Heart?
How to Dress Well
51. Hypnotic Eye
Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers
52. Platinum **
Miranda Lambert
53. And Then You Shoot Your Cousin
The Roots
54. Everybody Down
Kae Tempest
55. In Conflict
Owen Pallett
56. Brill Bruisers
The New Pornographers
57. Everything Will Be Alright in the End
Weezer
58. Too Bright
Perfume Genius
59. My Krazy Life
YG
60. Sonic Highways
Foo Fighters
61. Seeds
TV on the Radio
62. ZABA **
Glass Animals
63. Turn Blue
The Black Keys
64. Sukierae
Tweedy
65. I'm In Your Mind Fuzz **
King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard
66. Home, Like Noplace is There **
The Hotelier
67. Down Where the Spirit Meets the Bone
Lucinda Williams
68. Voices
Phantogram
69. Give the People What They Want
Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings
70. Sucker
Charli XCX
71. Tomorrow's Modern Boxes
Thom Yorke
72. Plowing into the Field of Love
Iceage
73. Bad Self Portiats
Lake Street Dive
74. Our Love
Caribou
75. Mandatory Fun **
"Weird Al" Yankovic
76. Wanted on Voyage
George Ezra
77. The Future Void
EMA
78. Everyday Robots
Damon Albarn
79. Aquarius **
Tinashe
80. Somewhere Else **
Lydia Loveless
81. Four
One Direction
82. Mess
Liars
83. El Pinitor
Interpol
84. Rips
Ex Hex
85. Dude Incredible
Shellac
86. Art Official Age
Prince
87. Motion **
Calvin Harris
88. Hesitant Alien
Gerard Way
89. Guilty of Everything
Nothing
90. .5: The Gray Chapter **
Slipknot
91. Talking is Hard
Walk the Moon
92. Shriek
Wye Oak
93. Unrepentant Geraldines
Tori Amos
94. The Hunting Party
Linkin Park
95. Ghost Stories
Coldplay
96. Fuego
Phish
97. III **
BADBADNOTGOOD
98. 5 Seconds of Summer **
5 Seconds of Summer
99. Dream Your Life Away **
Vance Joy
100. V
Maroon 5
DigitalDreamDoor Editor Picks for 2014
An unheralded great album from 2014
Ryan's choice:
Tacocat
Brett's choice:
* Ray Elementary
Mulatto Patriot & Simeon Viltz
Lew's choice:
First Aid Kit
Ryan's choice:
Tacocat
Brett's choice:
* Ray Elementary
Mulatto Patriot & Simeon Viltz
Lew's choice:
First Aid Kit
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Edited By: Ryan